"고난의 유익은 그 고난을 통하여 내가 하나님 보시기에 그릇행하였다는 것을 깨닫는 것과 하나님의 법을 배우게 된 것과 이제부터 하나님의 말씀을 지키게 된 것입니다(시 119:67, 71). 이러한 깨달음(나의 죄)과 배움(하나님의 말씀)과 지킴( 말씀 순종)이 없는 고난은 무익합니다." 1. 깨달음: 교만함(시119:69), 그릇 행함(67절), 마음의 살찜과 기름덩이(70절) [마음에 지방을 제거하라!: https://blog.naver.com/kdicaprio74/150112959844] 2. 배움: 자녀들의 위기를 통해 저는 선하신 주님께서(68절) 저를 선대하사(65절) 가르쳐주신(68절) 시편 63편 3절 말씀과 베드로전서 5장 10절 말씀을 배우게 되었습니다(71절). [20년 전 이 아빠의 품에 잠든 사랑하는 첫째 아기 주영이를 추모하면서 ... : https://blog.naver.com/kdicaprio74/221262767368] [금년 2019년 한 해를 영원히 과거로 보내기에 앞서 ...: https://blog.naver.com/kdicaprio74/221756284213] 3. 지킴: https://youtu.be/i6TfokavYN4?si=P1E4vvk_bnPOvabx
The pastor must faithfully convey the message
whether the congregation
listens or not.
King
Zedekiah summoned the prophet Jeremiah and said to him,
"I
have something to ask you. Do not hide
anything from me."
At
that time, the prophet Jeremiah responded to King Zedekiah,
"If
I tell you the truth, won't you surely kill me?
Even
if I give you advice, you won't listen to me."
Then
King Zedekiah secretly promised Jeremiah, saying,
"As
surely as the Lord who gives us life lives,
I
will not kill you or hand you over to those who seek your life."
Only
then did the prophet Jeremiah relay to King Zedekiah
the
words of the Almighty God of Israel.
“If
you surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon,
you
will not die, and this city will not be burned;
you
and your family will live.
But
if you do not surrender to them,
this
city will be handed over to the Babylonians.
They
will burn it down, and you will not escape from their hands”
(Jeremiah
38:14-18).
As I
reflect on this passage, I receive a few lessons:
(1)
The servant of the Lord must not hide anything when proclaiming God's word
but
should deliver the message exactly as received to the congregation.
(2) The servant of the Lord must faithfully convey the message
whether
the congregation listens or not (cf. Ezekiel 2:5, 7; 3:11).
(3) The servant of the Lord should trust God's promises over the promises of
people
and
deliver even the messages that are difficult for the congregation to hear,
as
long as they are God's words.
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